Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can, impatient to restore every body, not great...ly in fault themselves, to tolerable comfort, and to have done with all the rest.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

To place oneself in the position of God is painful: being God is equivalent to being tortured. For being God means that one is in ...harmony with all that is, including the worst. The existence of the worst evils is unimaginable unless God willed them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

Central to Jungian psychology is the concept of "individuation," the process whereby a person discovers and evolves his Self, as o...pposed to his ego. The ego is a persona, a mask created and demanded by everyday social interaction, and, as such, it constitutes the center of our conscious life, our understanding of ourselves through the eyes of others. The Self, on the other hand, is our true center, our awareness of ourselves without outside interference, and it is developed by bringing the conscious and unconscious parts of our minds into harmony.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »